Blue tilapia
Coptodon rendalli (Boulenger, 1897)
Status not recordedbony fish
The blue tilapia (Coptodon rendalli) is a species in the family Cichlidae, order Cichliformes.
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Quick facts about the blue tilapia
- Weight
- Not recorded
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- Not recorded
- Young per litter or clutch
- Not recorded
- Conservation status
- Not recorded
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
Where does the blue tilapia live?
Not recorded
Where has it been introduced?
The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species lists the blue tilapia as introduced in 26 countries, and flagged as invasive in 2 of them.
- Madagascarinvasive
- Mexicoinvasive
- Antigua & Barbuda
- Argentina
- Brazil
- Burundi
- Cameroon
- Central African Republic
- Cuba
- Dominican Republic
- El Salvador
- Ethiopia
- Gabon
- Kenya
- Malawi
- Mauritius
- Panama
- Peru
- Rwanda
- Sri Lanka
- Tanzania
- Thailand
- Türkiye
- Uganda
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Introduced means brought by people and now present; invasive means the country's checklist records an impact. A species can be native to one part of a country and introduced in another. Source: Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species (CC BY 4.0).
Is the blue tilapia endangered?
No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.
How is the blue tilapia classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classTeleostei
- orderCichliformes
- familyCichlidae
- genusCoptodon
- SpeciesCoptodon rendalli (Boulenger, 1897)
Synonyms Chromis rendalli, Chromis rendallii, Tilapia christyi, Tilapia druryi, Tilapia gefuensis, Tilapia kirkhami, Tilapia latifrons, Tilapia mackeani, Tilapia melanopleura rendalli, Tilapia melanopleura swierstra, Tilapia melanopleura swierstrae, Tilapia rendalii, Tilapia rendalli, Tilapia rendalli gefuensis, Tilapia rendalli rendalli, Tilapia rendalli swierstrae, Tilapia rendallis, Tilapia sexfasciata, Tilapia swierstrae, Tilapia sykesii
Other names and names in other languages (43)
- Congo tilapiaEnglish
- Northern redbreast tilapiaEnglish
- Red-breasted breamEnglish
- Red-breasted tilapiaEnglish
- Redbreast tilapiaEnglish
- Redbreasted breamEnglish
- RooiborskurperAfrikaans
- Rendalls TilapieGerman
- TilapiaSpanish
- EkouniFang
- PunarintatilapiaFinnish
- CarpeFrench
- MbufuLozi
- tilapia czerwonobrzuchaPolish
- TilápiaPortuguese
- SatoSwahili
- ปลาหมอคางแดงThai
- ThlapeTswana
- Kaparoot
- GetshaVenda
- 齊氏非鯽Chinese
- Noordelike Rooibors-tilapiaAfrikaans
- Rooibors-tilapiaAfrikaans
- Rotbrüstige TilapieGerman
- Mojarra MojarraSpanish
- MojarritaSpanish
- Mojarrita pecho rojoSpanish
- Tilapia Pecho RojoSpanish
- NgegeSwahili
- PeregeSwahili
- mMampakhibuduTswana
- Imfutu (sisubia)root
- Impagaroot
- Induweroot
- Ingege Y'igihwatiroot
- Kayaboroot
- Khunduroot
- Nakatenge (luvale)root
- Ngondueroot
- Tshikeleroot
- Tshimbuaroot
- TshakaVenda
- TshikweaVenda
Relatives of the blue tilapia
Other species in the same genus Coptodon.
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Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
Is the blue tilapia an invasive species?
In some places. The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species flags the blue tilapia as invasive in 2 countries: Madagascar and Mexico. It lists it as introduced in 26 in all.
What kind of animal is the blue tilapia?
The blue tilapia (Coptodon rendalli) belongs to the family Cichlidae in the order Cichliformes.
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